What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3256 and 3272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3256 and 3272 is 8.

GCF(3256,3272) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3256 and 3272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3256 and 3272.

How to find the GCF of 3256 and 3272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3256 and 3272. After we will calculate the factors of 3256 and 3272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3256

Prime factors of 3256 are 2, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 3256 in exponential form is:

3256 = 2³ × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3272

Prime factors of 3272 are 2, 409. Prime factorization of 3272 in exponential form is:

3272 = 2³ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 3256

List of positive integer factors of 3256 that divides 3256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 37, 44, 74, 88, 148, 296, 407, 814, 1628

Step-4: Factors of 3272

List of positive integer factors of 3272 that divides 3256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 409, 818, 1636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3256 and 3272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3256 and 3272 is 8.

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